Metallic paneling.



E. G. BUDD.

METALLIC PANELING.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZS, 1910.

L' I k Patented N0v.26,1912.

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METALLIC PANELING.

'Original application filed February 18, 1909, Serial N o. 478,693.Divided and this application led July 29 Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nev. es, raie.

1910. Serial No. 574,457.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. EDWARD G. Btno, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain -new and useful. Improvements inMetallic Paneling, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is directed to the of an improved form of metal-licpaneling for use in the construction of railway cars and buildings. Moreparticularly, the' invention concerns 'the provisionof an improvedpaneling for use in the spaces between windows in the side wall of arailway oar, on the inner sideof the wall.' g

This applicationis av division of my copending applicatiomvSerial- Nob478,693,

tiled February 18th, 1909.

The invention involves the construction 'of the panel itself and themeans whereby the panel vis mounted in its position in the wall. T heopenings in which the panels are placed frequently vary in size to aconsiderable extent, even though great care is exercised in constructingthe car, and the securing means provided in accordance with theinvention permits of convenient-ly compensating for such variations.This securing means also permits of readily removing the panel when suchremoval is necessary for inspection, repair or re-paintingt The con4struction of the panel itself is such. that a very attractive appearanceis obtained in a panel. whichmay be manufactured at low cost.

The preferred embodiment of the invenin the accompanying rawings inwhich` Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of the 'window post towhich the panel is secure'd, Fig. 2 is a view in elevation showing aportion of the panel and the window post to whichvii` is'secured, F ig.3 is a horizontal section of the panel and window posts and ,I F ig. 4is an enlarged view of a portion of the structure shownin Fig. 3.

Referring to these drawings, the two window lposts are indicated by thenumerals 13, these posts being preferably formed of strips ofsheet-metal bent along lines runprovision ning lengthwise thereof to thedesiredjsectional shape. Each window post 13 is se'- cured to a metallicmember 5 of angular cross-section, these members forming the" care beexercised in theconstru'ction of metallic railway A.

cars, variations of size and shape exist yin the openings between thewindow posts for the panels, and I have therefore provided means wherebythe panel may be @enveniently mounted in its' opening compensation madefor such variation. The panel 7 has a plurality of angle-pieces 12secured to the rearfaoe thereof a slight distance back from the edges ofthe panel. The window posts 13 are provided with openings 14 therein insuch positions asv to lie opposite the spaces between the angle-pieces12 when in position. When assembling the parts for a car the workman issupplied with a pluralit-y of separators 15 in the form of wash-l suchlength are employed as may be foundnecessary, these being placed betweenthe several angle-pieces 12 and the window posts 13. Rivets 16 are theninserted through the openings inthe angle-pieces l2, the separators 15and the window posts 13. and the heads of these rivets are turned overso as to secure the parts firmly together. Such riveting of the partsmaybe readily accomplished by means of a suitable tool inserted throughthe openings 14. By securing the angle-pieces 12 to the panel TadjacentI to 'but set backfrom the edges thereof, more or less of theedge of the panel projecting beyond the angle-pieces may be cut awa-y asmay be found necessary, in order to make the panel fit snugly within theopening between `adjacent window posts. though that opening departslightly' from the size and shape intended.

The panels 7 are preferably made complete in large quantities and theyvmay be made of such size that in all cases they will be found largeenough; then when fitting ap and proper4 at intervals the case it itwere 'this operation, openings panel to its opening`v the edges thereofmay be trimmed down slight-ly so that the panel will properly close theopening.

The panel proper is constructed from a single piece of sheet-metalusually ot rectangular shape and of the size required for the completepanel. In order to give the panel an ornate appearance, the centralportion of this sheet-metal. plate is savved out so as to provide anedge portion oi rectangular or other shape and a'central portion 17.This central portion 17 is secured to the edge portion T by means of astrip 1S of sheetmetal of Z-shaped cross-section bent lengthwise toconform to the configuration oi' the central portion 1T ot the panel. 18is secured at one edge to the edge portion 7 of the panel and at theother edge to the 1 central portion 1T 'in any suitable manner, as

'by brazing itto these part-s. A molding 19A is then secured to thepanel, around the edges of the central portion 17. This molding may bemade ot' sheet-metal, which can be readily pressed to embody any desireddesign, and is preferably provided with a backwardly extending edgeportion 20 adapted to lie against the cent-ral portion ot' the Z-shapedstrip 18. This flange 20 is thenriveted to the Z-shaped strip 18, inorder 4to hold it in position. To facilitate Q2 may be provided in thecentral p ortion 17 of the panel, adjacent to the edges thereof, throughwhich a suitable tool may be inserted IWhen turning over the ends ot therivets 21. By this construction oi the panel, a much more ornateappearance can be produced than would be attempted to press a singlepiece of sheetmetal so as to make it embody a similar design, for thereason that This strip l, the use to which these panels are ordinarily lput requires that sheet-metal be employed of such thickness that asharply defined design of attractive appearance cannot 'readily t beproduced therein in the pressing operalltion. Furthermore, with theconstruction l above described,4 much less expensive dies l may be usedin the production of thcvpanel and such dies may be used in producing lpanels of various sizes.'

l Having notv described my invention, what l 'claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

t A, panel comprising a sheet-metal frameiplate having an openingtherethrough, a l, sheet-metal panel-plate located opposite said topening and displaced trom the plane of the i frame-plate, a sheet-metalstrip of Z-shaped cross-section having one flange thereof set cured tothe inner side of the ramoplate adjacent to the edge ot the openingtherethrough and having the other flange secured to the panel-plateasheet-metal molding of angular cross-section having the Wall thereg otadjacent to one edge lying against the body portion of said strip andthe opposite edge abutting against said panel-plate, and rivets securingtogether the body portion ot t said strip and t-he Wall of said moldingl which lies against it, said panel-plate'havt ing openings thereinadjacent to said rivets l and leading to the interior of said molding, lsubstantially as set forth. i This specification signed and witnessed 'ithis '23rd day of July, 1.910. ly EDWARD o. Bunn. l t l Yitnesses: I

W. M. Sworn, llaman M. T Heins.

